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DATABASES ARE THE ENDGAME FOR DATA-ORIENTED DESIGN

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Databases don’t only store data but also provide a principled system for organizing program memory and solving performance and data modeling challenges. This article introduces data-oriented design as a programming paradigm focused on efficient data transformation. Databases, particularly those optimized for in-memory operations, can be powerful tools for organizing and processing application data.